Nohilow Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Has anyone given any of the HF electric polishers a test run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 No, sorry. I enjoy the HF ads, and I have a store near by but I have not been in to explore. The dual action polisher #62862 would be the one to select Quote Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Here is a review Prior review Quote Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nohilow Posted July 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 I've never been a big fan of HF's tools, although I have seen reviews of their sliding compound miter saw by a woodworking mag that said the tool was good but to replace the saw blade with a quality woodworking saw. That was a pretty convincing recommendation as far as I was concerned because woodworking tools can be pretty pricey if you stay with the upper echelon brands. Not me. I am a true "wood butcher"...I'd rather weld my mistakes back together. The polisher might be a good purchase. However, my grandson works at Lowe's and is always scoring "returned" merchandise. A discounted return, plus his employee discount often make the decision an easy one. They have the Porter Cable orbital polisher for $129.00 and "keeping my fingers crossed"...hopefully someone will return one for some stupid reason and he'll swoop it up. I can wait...that purchase may be down in the cost range of the HF. I assume this is the Porter Cable all the detailing guys like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Porter Cable 7424xp so yes, looks like that one this is the image from Amazon: Quote Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterset Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I purchased an electric HF orbital polisher for $69.99 a few months ago. I used it for all but my '96 deville. I almost bought an air polisher, but i happened to run into a detailer, and he gave convincing reasons to go with this. I purchased a glaze compound, and the polishing pads. It worked well. He really stressed that as a beginner it is very important to have an orbital, so we don't leave swirl marks. BodybyFisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishman Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 They look very similar to me, but I think PC works better and user-friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishman Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 By the way, Any Flex user here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishman Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Hey guys, just saw and read this; https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/104467-porter-cable-vs-harbor-freight-da.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishman Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Looks like the porter cable has a better review compared with the harbor freight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanderson Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 7/4/2016 at 2:16 AM, Nohilow said: I've never been a big fan of HF's tools, although I have seen reviews of their sliding compound miter saw by a woodworking mag that said the tool was good but to replace the saw blade with a quality woodworking saw. That was a pretty convincing recommendation as far as I was concerned because woodworking tools can be pretty pricey if you stay with the upper echelon brands. Not me. I am a true "wood butcher"...I'd rather weld my mistakes back together. The polisher might be a good purchase. However, my grandson works at Lowe's and is always scoring "returned" merchandise. A discounted return, plus his employee discount often make the decision an easy one. They have the Porter Cable orbital polisher for $129.00 and "keeping my fingers crossed"...hopefully someone will return one for some stupid reason and he'll swoop it up. I can wait...that purchase may be down in the cost range of the HF. I assume this is the Porter Cable all the detailing guys like?http://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/885911/885911064460.jpg Thanks for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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